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← GeographyWhich outcome results from stress build-up along lithospheric transform plate boundaries?
A)Episodic seismic slip events✓
B)Continuous mantle plume volcanism
C)Accelerated tectonic subsidence
D)Localized crustal extension zones
💡 Explanation
Seismic events occur along transform plate boundaries because differential motion accumulates stress; this leads to episodic slip in strike-slip faults, rather than continuous volcanism. The stick-slip mechanism causes rapid releases of stored elastic energy.
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